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8 nearly to the base, segments 5-9, narrow, pinnately lobed, often toothed; stem-leaves few, shortly stalked, upper sessile, more or less deeply 3-lobed, lobes narrow, mostly entire. Flowers few, scattered, 1 - $1 1⁄2$ in. long, spur cylindric, nearly straight. Sepals spreading, varying from deep-blue to faded grey. Petals blue, the lateral ones 2-lobed, hairy (Collett). Anterior petals deeply 2-fid, hairy on both surfaces. Follicles 3, inflated, glabrous or sparsely hairy. ( and Thoms.).

Use:—The root is used in Bashahr for toothache and also as an adulterant for aconite.

J. Ch. S. 1903, AI. 650.

10. D. cæruleum, Jacq., I. 25.

Vern.:—Dakhanga (Pb.).

Habitat:—Alpine Himalaya, from Kumaon to Sikkim.

An erect herb. Stem 3-12 in., much-branched from the base, leafy, spreading. Leaves suborbicular, $1 1⁄4$ - $1 1⁄2$ in. diam., 5-7 lobed, lobes cuncate—oblong, incised or pinnatifid, segments linear. Radical leaves divided to the base. Flowers solitary in long branches or few in a loose raceme, pale blue, hairy. Sepals shorter than the nearly straight spur. Spur subulate. Anterior petals obovate or obcordate, a little hairy. Follicles 5, hairy.

Use:—The root is applied to kill the maggots in the wounds of goats. 

11. D. Brunoinanum, Royle., I. 27.

Vern.:—Nepari (Kumaon); Kasturi (Garhwal); Sapfulu